LOOK: Did Markelle Fultz just reveal a new shooting form?

LOOK: Did Markelle Fultz just reveal a new shooting form?

There is no single player on the current Philadelphia 76ers roster who will have more of a spotlight on him this offseason than Markelle Fultz. And for good reason.

After the Sixers selected Fultz with the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, expectations were obviously high. But, a shoulder injury sidelined the former college star for all but 14 regular-season games. The highly-touted prospect played just 18.1 minutes per game over that span, averaging 7.1 points, 3.8 assists and 3.1 rebounds.

Fultz shot just 40.5 percent from the field in the regular season, missed his lone 3-point attempt of last season and made only 10-of-21 free throw attempts. While he only played three games in the 2018 playoffs, he made just 1-of-7 shot attempts on the big stage.

These numbers are a far cry from the shooting percentages he posted in his lone collegiate season, as he made 50.2 percent of his shots inside the arc while knocking down 41.3 percent of his 3-point attempts.

If he’s able to shoot at a similar level to what we saw during his time with the Huskies, he could round out a ridiculous core for the Sixers offensively in 2018-19 and beyond. After all, Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and Dario Saric (among others) have no problem opening up the floor and should set Fultz up for plenty of open looks while also giving him quite a bit of space to work with.